Section edited by John Tower
This section considers all manuscripts on biomarkers, biological mechanisms, diagnostic instruments, use of technology in geriatric settings, biology of ageing, genetics.
Research Article
Older people have the highest incidence of acute medical admissions. Old age and acute hospital admissions are associated with a high risk of adverse health outcomes after discharge, such as reduced physical p...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:62
Published on: 1 March 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:67
Commentary
Given the unreliable self-report in patients with dementia, pain assessment should also rely on the observation of pain behaviors, such as facial expressions. Ideal observers should be well trained and should ...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:33
Published on: 26 January 2017
Research Article
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been implicated in cognitive performance and the modulation of several metabolic parameters in some disease models, but its potential roles in successful aging rema...
BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:4
Published on: 5 January 2017
Research article
Strong evidence implicates inflammation in the development of atherosclerotic heart disease but less is known about peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Our objective was to test the hypothesis that a composite ...
BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:213
Published on: 9 December 2016
Research Article
In mammals, the IGF-1 pathway affects the phenotype of aging. Since the function of the immune system is modulated by IGF-1, it is plausible that immunosenescence might in part result from altered control by t...
BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:200
Published on: 30 November 2016
Research article
Presbycusis has a direct influence on autonomy of the elderly but hearing aids lack of affordability. Moreover a recent review demonstrate that electroacoustic characteristics of OTC hearing aids were generall...
BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:136
Published on: 9 July 2016
Research article
The Long Life Family Study (LLFS) is an international study to identify the genetic components of various healthy aging phenotypes. We hypothesized that pedigree-specific rare variants at longevity-associated ...
BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:80
Published on: 9 April 2016
Research article
To investigate the possible association of the Klotho G-395A polymorphism and metabolic syndrome (MetS) among a population of Chinese nonagenarians and centenarians.
BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:46
Published on: 15 February 2016
Research article
Serum procalcitonin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) elevations have been associated with pneumonia in adults. Our aim was to establish their diagnostic usefulness in a cohort of hospitalized m...
BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:16
Published on: 15 January 2016
Research article
Metabolic syndrome’s (MetS) role in predicting cardiovascular diseases and diabetes has been confirmed in many large cohort studies. Nontraditionally, hematogram components are significantly related to MetS in...
BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:10
Published on: 13 January 2016
Research article
Problems with memory and decline in cognitive abilities are common during development of dementia. Different kinds of technologies may be useful in supporting persons with dementia and their relatives in daily...
BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:3
Published on: 8 January 2016
Research article
There is a functional decline of endothelial- dependent vasodilatation in the aging process. The aims of this study were to investigate if various microcirculatory parameters could correlate to anthropometrica...
BMC Geriatrics 2015 15:41
Published on: 8 April 2015
Research article
Hearing loss is the third most prevalent chronic condition faced by older adults and has been linked to difficulties in speech perception, activities of daily living, and social interaction. Recent studies hav...
BMC Geriatrics 2015 15:16
Published on: 25 February 2015
Research article
Up to half the residents of nursing homes for the elderly have asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU), which should not be treated with antibiotics. A complementary test to discriminate between symptomatic urinary tra...
BMC Geriatrics 2014 14:88
Published on: 12 August 2014
Research article
An association between cognition and physical function has been shown to exist but the roles of muscle and brain structure in this relationship are not fully understood. A greater understanding of these relati...
BMC Geriatrics 2014 14:85
Published on: 10 July 2014
Research article
We considered of interest to evaluate how aging affects mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle.
BMC Geriatrics 2014 14:79
Published on: 21 June 2014
Research article
Given the increasing incidence of bacteraemia causing significant morbidity and mortality in older patients, this study aimed to compare the clinical features, laboratory findings and mortality of patients ove...
BMC Geriatrics 2014 14:55
Published on: 23 April 2014
Research article
To describe T-cell and natural killer (NK) cell phenotypes within nursing home elderly.
BMC Geriatrics 2014 14:50
Published on: 17 April 2014
Research article
Promyelocytic leukemia nuclear bodies (PML-NBs) have been depicted as structures which are involved in processing cell damages and DNA double-strand break repairs. The study was designed to evaluate difference...
BMC Geriatrics 2014 14:42
Published on: 2 April 2014
Debate
Aging is accompanied by increasing vulnerability to pathologies such as atherosclerosis (ATH) and Alzheimer disease (AD). Are these different pathologies, or different presentations with a similar underlying p...
BMC Geriatrics 2014 14:36
Published on: 21 March 2014
